Linnaeus, C. (October 1771), Mantissa Plantarum Altera [2]: 227 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Agro Bonariensi."

Bailey, F.M. (1894), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 9: 7 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 681 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 215 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 427 [secondary reference]

Dietrich, W. (1977), The South American species of Oenothera sect. Oenothera (Raimannia, Renneria; Onagraceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64(3): 509-514 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 172 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Onagraceae. Flora of Australia 18: 222, Map 314 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NSW (naturalised)

Thompson, J. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Onagraceae. Flora of Australia 18: 222 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Oenothera affinis Cambess. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 681

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Oenothera affinis Cambess. legitimate by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 427

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 207 [secondary reference]

Dalby, J.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Onagraceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 242 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Oenothera affinis Cambess. legitimate by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 427

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Enothera longiflora F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Oenothera affinis Cambess. legitimate by Black, J.M. (December 1926), Meliaceae - Scrophulariaceae. Flora of South Australia 3: 427

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